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Someone put me out of my misery...
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 4:47 pm
by PaulJBN
When I was chasing it, I thought it would be a Skipper or maybe a Frit.
But when I looked at the pics when I stuck'em on the computer, I could'nt find it anywhere.
Is it a moth ?
Topside
![Image](http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f254/circumzenithalarc/DSC01154.jpg)
and the underside...
Thanks
Re: Someone put me out of my misery...
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 5:44 pm
by Dave McCormick
Hi Paul, think this one might be orange moth.
http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=4460 or speckled yellow:
http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1652 more likley the first one
Re: Someone put me out of my misery...
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 6:05 pm
by PaulJBN
Dave
That's kinda where I got to, but neither seem to look exactly like my one.
I thought the trim/border going balck-white-black was very distinctive but got no further than yourself in finding something like it.
Am I asking too much to get an exact match or do moths really vary that much ?
cheers
Re: Someone put me out of my misery...
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 7:53 pm
by Neil Hulme
Hi Paul,
It looks like a male Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria) to me.
Neil
Re: Someone put me out of my misery...
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 2:21 pm
by PaulJBN
Yes, that's pretty damn close.
In the mean time I cam up with this as a possibility:
![Image](http://www.britishbutterflies.co.uk/images/daymoth/latticed-heath.jpg)
Re: Someone put me out of my misery...
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:26 am
by hjalava
...and that's not a latticed heath but a common heath female (Ematurga atomaria). The first one is positively E. atomaria male.
Re: Someone put me out of my misery...
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:55 am
by PaulJBN
That's great. Confirmed as Common Heath...I'll make a note.
Cheers
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
hjalava and Sussex Skipper
That Latticed Heath pic came from the 'Day Flying Moths' site linked from the British Butterflies website btw.
You'd best let them know they have it mis-identified.